Assistant Manager / Manager | Deal Advisory (Transaction Services)

BDO Administration Pty Ltd; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing benefits

Professional development support

Inclusive culture

Job summary

BDO Deal Advisory in Melbourne is seeking an Assistant Manager/Manager to lead mid-market financial due diligence engagements as part of the Transaction Services team. You will manage buy-side and sell-side engagements, coordinate with tax, IT, and people advisory, and contribute to integrated deals.

The role emphasizes leadership, client relationship development, and mentoring junior staff within a large, global professional services firm. A CA qualification and strong analytics are essential.

Qualifications

• CA qualified or equivalent is required.
• Relevant experience in a professional services firm (corporate finance or audit) is preferred.
• Strong time management and stakeholder engagement skills, enabling concise, timely communication.
• Previous leadership experience is preferred.
• Exceptional analytical skills including Power Query and Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Project manage the delivery of financial due diligence engagements from start to finish.
• Analyse and interpret historical financial statements and management accounts.
• Understand forecast drivers by reviewing plans/forecasts and year-to-date trends.
• Prepare financial data books, including quality of earnings and working capital analyses.
• Lead drafting of the BDO report and coordinate structure/storyboard with team.
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to proposals and business development.

Skills

Power BI

Power Query

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Strong work ethic

Interpersonal skills

Education

CA qualified or equivalent

Tools

Power BI

Power Query

Job description

We’re BDO, a global professional services firm connected to local markets. Our people work together to provide specialist expertise, helping businesses achieve their goals. We inspire others, to go further. We create together, to reach higher. We build trust, to lead purposefully. Whether you're building your future or starting your career with us, you won’t do it alone. From creating solutions for our clients to building careers for our people, we shape what matters, and that’s where you come in.

About the Role

With a focus on the mid-market, the Deal Advisory team provides a broad range of Corporate Finance services to many clients across an array of industries. As an Assistant Manager or Manager, you will be a member of the Transaction Services team which will provide you with the opportunity to work on a combination of buy-side and sell-side financial due diligence engagements supporting clients primarily in the mid-market / private capital sector and also support on a variety of other corporate finance engagements (e.g. Investigating Accountant’s Reports in relation to IPOs / public market transactions).

About the Team

BDO Deal Advisory is a large full service corporate finance team, with a focus on the mid-market. The team provides a broad range of corporate finance services including:

• Financial due diligence (buy-side and sell-side)
• Investigating accountant’s reports
• Integration and separation assistance
• Valuations of business, shares, options and assets (including intangible assets)
• Mergers and acquisitions lead advisory
• Business sale advice
• Financial modelling
• Independent expert reports
• Litigation support
• Strategic advice

Key Responsibilities

Project manage the delivery of the financial due diligence engagement from start to finish, including liaising with other BDO service lines (e.g. tax, IT, people advisory, as appropriate); Analyse and interpret historical financial statements and management accounts information to understand the nature of business operations and key drivers of financial performance; Understand key drivers of forecast financial performance, including analysing underlying assumptions through an in-depth review of business plans/forecasts and comparison to current year trading trends; Prepare financial databooks, including quality of earnings, working capital and net debt, and demonstrating excellent attention to detail by ensuring data fully reconciles to source information at all times; Lead and participate in Q&A sessions with members of the management team; Lead the drafting of the BDO report deliverable, including coordinating the preparation of the report structure/storyboard with other team members and drafting the key findings for partner review, as appropriate; Support and mentor junior team members; Contribute to proposal development, training, and other practice management activities; Be responsible for business development and pursuit activities as well as cultivating long‑term client and advisor relationships; and Engage with and learn from a dedicated and supportive team and leverage the wider BDO network to grow your career.

About You

• Relevant experience in a professional services firm (ideally in an area such as corporate finance or audit).
• CA qualified or equivalent.
• Strong time management and stakeholder engagement skills, enabling results to be communicated concisely and in a timely manner.
• Previous leadership experience preferred.
• Exceptional analytical skills (including experience using Power Query and Power BI).
• Strong work ethic, interpersonal skills, attention to detail and a passion for adding value.

Why BDO?

Working for BDO you will be part of a growing and market leading professional services firm. Our national and global footprint provides our people with opportunities to work on interesting client engagements, across diverse industry sectors and services. Our open and collaborative culture ensures access to Partners and professional mentors, to guide and accelerate your professional career, across a wide array of career pathways. We provide our people with various health and wellbeing, social, financial, and professional development benefits to help realise what’s possible.

• Participate in fitness challenges or take advantage of exclusive discounts to corporate health insurance, gym memberships and wellness facilities via our BWell program.
• Access benefits such as travel perks, retail discounts, employee referral rewards, study, and professional development support.
• Our leave options cater to the unique needs of our people; and include enhanced family support, cultural and religious leave, and options to purchase additional leave.

You can also give back and get involved in community initiatives via our BCaring program. With a strong focus on learning and growth, we provide on the job training and formal development programs to help you succeed in your role and develop your skills and experience. Our inclusive culture is underpinned by our core values (One, Bold, Human, Heart and Strive). We are proud to be recognised as an Inclusive Employer for 2025-2026 by Diversity Council of Australia and a 2026-2028 Employer Committed to Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). BDO is committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment practices. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview process, we encourage you to contact our Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail] We shape what matters. At BDO we are always looking ahead, thinking bigger, reaching further and always staying personal and human in everything we do. We’re by your side, backing you to explore ideas and new ways of working to shape the future you want to see.